Russia–Africa Summit Tech Agenda: Russia’s FM Sergey Lavrov says the October Russia–Africa Summit in Moscow will spotlight AI, digital economy, and payment platforms (including settlement in currencies other than Western reserve currencies), with food security also shifting toward local production of crops and fertilizers; Guinea-Bissau confirmed it will participate and Lavrov met Guinea-Bissau’s foreign minister in Moscow. Bijagós Biodiversity & Climate-Linked Productivity: A new look at Guinea-Bissau’s Bijagós Archipelago highlights how tides, mangroves, and upwelling drive extreme marine productivity—supporting major shorebird feeding grounds and large marine life movements—underlining why the UNESCO World Heritage site matters for conservation and coastal resilience. Malaria Vector Genetics (West Africa): Research on Anopheles gambiae adaptation in the region points to distinct genetic footprints shaped by local environments, relevant for understanding how malaria mosquitoes evolve under control pressures. Youth Skills-to-Jobs Gap: An Afrobarometer-based report flags training and job-experience gaps as top barriers to youth employment across Africa, with many young people leaning toward entrepreneurship and considering migration for economic reasons. Chimpanzee “Stone Throwing” in Boé: Field researchers returned to Guinea-Bissau’s Boé National Park to study rare accumulative stone throwing, a behavior that may reveal how chimpanzees communicate and use repeated targets in social or ecological contexts. Kenya Golden Visa (Regional Investment Signal): Kenya’s investment agency is drafting a residency-by-investment “golden visa” plan aimed at attracting major capital and jobs, a policy move that could influence investor expectations across West Africa.